Velominati Super Prestige: Womens Liege-Bastogne Liege 2017

The closest we can come to a Ladies LBL photo

The Ardennes Triple is something that hasn’t been won very often by male riders, and no woman has ever accomplished it. Mostly because until this year, it hasn’t existed. While Amstel Gold and La Fleche both held Women’s events, Liege has only just got on the program. (We are waiting for you, Milan Sanremo, Paris-Roubaix and il Giro di Lombardia.)

Women’s racing has always been something we’ve worked to support, most actively when we included the full women’s race calendar in the VSP for the first time in 2012. I’m not sure what the VSP has done for Women’s racing exposure, if anything, but it certainly has helped those of us who participate in the VSP gain more awareness of how the women’s field is made up beyond the big and obvious names. And for those participants who have taken the time to do the research, it has made the difference in who wins the VSP overall and who doesn’t.

I’m thrilled to see such a major race take on a Women’s event, and I can’t wait to see Anna VDB take the first triple. And remember the obvious variation of Rule #47: Don’t ride triples, win triples.

Get your picks in, study the start list once it surfaces, and good luck!

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frank

The founder of Velominati and curator of The Rules, Frank was born in the Dutch colonies of Minnesota. His boundless physical talents are carefully canceled out by his equally boundless enthusiasm for drinking. Coffee, beer, wine, if it’s in a container, he will enjoy it, a lot of it. He currently lives in Seattle. He loves riding in the rain and scheduling visits with the Man with the Hammer just to be reminded of the privilege it is to feel completely depleted. He holds down a technology job the description of which no-one really understands and his interests outside of Cycling and drinking are Cycling and drinking. As devoted aesthete, the only thing more important to him than riding a bike well is looking good doing it. Frank is co-author along with the other Keepers of the Cog of the popular book, The Rules, The Way of the Cycling Disciple and also writes a monthly column for the magazine, Cyclist. He is also currently working on the first follow-up to The Rules, tentatively entitled The Hardmen. Email him directly at rouleur@velominati.com.

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Rick says:

Apr 20 2017 at 12:27 pm

@frank

Yes, it is.
hhbiker says:

Apr 20 2017 at 1:28 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. AVDB
2. Deignan
3. Van vleuten
4. Niewiadoma
5. Rivera
JohnB says:

Apr 20 2017 at 2:14 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van Der Breggen
2. Elizabeth Deignan
3. Elisa Longo Borghini
4. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
5. Annemiek van Vleuten
chris says:

Apr 20 2017 at 3:32 pm
@frank

Someone's got to be first. May as

well be the shouty, sweary Dutchman.

VSP PICKS:
1. Deignan
2. AVDB
3. Moolman
4. Longo Borghini
5. Rivera
Phillip Mercer says:

Apr 20 2017 at 4:34 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. Anna van der Breggen
2. Elizabeth Deignan
3. Katarzyna Niewiadoma
4. Elisa Longo Borghini
5. Coryn Rivera
Teocalli says:

Apr 20 2017 at 5:00 pm
Seems not sure that Rivera is riding........so a quick sub

VSP PICKS:
1. van Vleuten
2. Newiadoma
3. van der Breggen
4. Deignan
5. Borghini
Snowy says:

Apr 20 2017 at 5:29 pm
Rivera listed as a substitute for Sunweb...? Borghini coming back from mystery illness after Fleche Wallonne...?

Hmm there might be a few late changes to these tips but one thing will remain AVDB FTW!

VSP PICKS:
1. van der Breggen
2. Deignan
3. Niewiadoma
4. van Vleuten
5. Moolman-Pasio
Randy C says:

Apr 20 2017 at 5:53 pm

@frank

That's a, Come on man ! I wouldn't joke about that at all. But, seeing as how she can probably kick your a**, and for sure on a bike, well then… It's not like you're joking on someone that's down.

Seriously, if ya follow her on Strava she's looking to be having a lot of fun and no doubt her racing is very strong. I'm having a blast watching her and cheering for her. So, thankfully it would sure appear she's had great recovery from what was a horrific crash and image in that race.

I'd love to see her win.
Cameron W says:

Apr 20 2017 at 6:28 pm
here's hoping for a better result than Fleche!

VSP PICKS:
1. van der breggen
2. deignan
3. van vleuten
4. moolman
5. Niewiadoma
ojhart says:

Apr 20 2017 at 11:50 pm
VSP PICKS:
1. van der Breggen
2. Deignan
3. van Vleuten
4. Niewiadoma
5. Borghini